Ripley, a Petworth area dog who lives on 7th Street, had his owner Jeff Stone email me to let me he's raising funds to support the Humane Rescue Alliance. They're hoping readers will be interested in helping them by donating to their fund.

Here's the details:

I'm currently fundraising for the HRA and with the recent posts about the work on changing animal exposure laws and the involvement the HRA has with these animals.

The fundraiser, which I accepted on behalf of my chocolate lab, Ripley, is for the Fashion for Paws (F4P) 11th Annual Runway Show being held April 8, 2017. Fashion for Paws is a one-of-a-kind peer-to-peer fundraising event to benefit the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA).

I've added below some specifics of the important work the HRA does. For more information on the event, the HRA and how to donate please use the link below:

More info and Donate today!

Few stats about the important work HRA does:

In 2016, HRA’s field officers responded to 13,501 calls to help animals in the community.
HRA provided low-cost spay and neuter services to more than 7,132 cats and dogs in 2016.
The CatNiPP program sterilized more than 2,145 feral/community cats in 2016.
HRA microchipped more than 4,330 animals in 2016.
In 2016, more than 4,338 animals were adopted from HRA.
As part of HRA’s HOPE (Help Out, Partner, and Educate) program, HRA provided free sterilization services to over 500 low-income DC residents and two community events were held in Southeast DC where over 300 pets received free vaccinations, pet food, and pet toys.

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